BlockCave Springs, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It lies near Pat Duffy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Blackford quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Blackford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Cave Springs (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SINKHOLE PASTURE |
| 21 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COWNA STORE ROAD |
| 27 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAULEY BROWN RD. |
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MT ZION CHURCH ROAD |
| 11 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHED |
| 2 October 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LONG BRANCH RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cave Springs (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743665. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.